EP1548350B1 - Pince pour des objets allongés comme des tuyaux - Google Patents

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EP1548350B1
EP1548350B1 EP04029921A EP04029921A EP1548350B1 EP 1548350 B1 EP1548350 B1 EP 1548350B1 EP 04029921 A EP04029921 A EP 04029921A EP 04029921 A EP04029921 A EP 04029921A EP 1548350 B1 EP1548350 B1 EP 1548350B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
    • F16L55/02—Energy absorbers; Noise absorbers
    • F16L55/033—Noise absorbers
    • F16L55/035—Noise absorbers in the form of specially adapted hangers or supports
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B60R16/0207—Wire harnesses
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L3/00—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets
    • F16L3/08—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
    • F16L3/12—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing comprising a member substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
    • F16L3/13—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing comprising a member substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing and engaging it by snap action
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/30—Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings
    • H02G3/32—Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings using mounting clamps

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  • the securing unit 6 comprises a shaft 13, which extends below the gripper unit 5 and the vibration absorbing unit 7, and a circular flange 14 at an upper end of the shaft.
  • the shaft 13 has a shape suitable for insertion into an attachment hole in the body panel 3.
  • the shaft 13 is preferably formed in the shape of a square tube matching a square attachment hole in the body panel, so that the pipe 2 held in the gripper unit 5 can be prevented from turning about the axis of the shaft 13.
  • elastic pawls 15 are formed for securing the securing unit 6 in the attachment hole of the body panel 3 (see Fig. 8).
  • curved portions 23 curve upward, and the upper parts of the two curved portions 23 form coupling portions 25 with the first curved arms 17.
  • the first curved arms 17, as shown in Fig. 7, can bend in the up and down direction and the horizontal direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the pipe 2.
  • the second curved arms 18, as shown in Fig. 8, can bend in the up and down direction and the horizontal direction along the axial direction of the pipe 2.
  • the regulating member 26 is configured so that movement of the gripper unit 5 relative to the securing unit 6 is limited by the horizontal part of the regulating member striking the bottom of the receptacle 9 or the frame part 27. Furthermore, even if an abnormally strong force is applied due to a vehicle collision or the like, and the first curved arms 17 or the second curved arms 18 are damaged, the regulating member 26 will still be accommodated inside the frame part 27, so that the gripper unit 5 will be prevented from separating from the securing unit 6. Accordingly, a pipe 2 held in the gripper unit 5 can be prevented from falling away from a body panel 3.

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  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
  • Insertion Pins And Rivets (AREA)
  • Vibration Prevention Devices (AREA)
  • Installation Of Indoor Wiring (AREA)
  • Supports For Pipes And Cables (AREA)
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Claims (8)

  1. Pince (1) pour un objet allongé (2) comprenant une unité de préhension (5) pour tenir l'objet (2) et une unité de fixation (6) pour attacher l'unité de préhension (5) à un support (3), dans laquelle:
    une unité d'absorption de vibrations (7) est prévue entre l'unité de préhension (5) et l'unité de fixation (6) pour réduire la transmission de vibrations entre l'unité de préhension (5) et l'unité de fixation (6), et l'unité d'absorption de vibrations (7) comprend des bras incurvés (17, 18) superposés entre l'unité de préhension (5) et l'unité de fixation (6), caractérisée en ce que l'unité d'absorption de vibrations (7) comprend des premiers bras incurvés (17) et des seconds bras incurvés (18) disposés de manière à se courber dans des directions croisées, dans laquelle les premiers bras incurvés (17) sont disposés sur un côté inférieur de l'unité de préhension (5) et les seconds bras incurvés (18) sont disposés sur un côté supérieur de l'unité de fixation (6), et un élément de réglage (26) est formé entre l'unité de préhension (5) et l'unité de fixation (6), s'étendant dans une position adjacente à un côté inférieur de l'unité de préhension (5) pour limiter la quantité de mouvements des premiers et seconds bras incurvés (17, 18) dans une certaine étendue.
  2. Pince selon la revendication 1 dans laquelle les premiers bras incurvés (17) et les seconds bras incurvés (18) sont flexibles, respectivement.
  3. Pince selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, dans laquelle :
    l'unité de préhension (5) comprend un socle de fixation (9) pour l'objet allongé et une pièce de retenue élastique (11) pour presser l'objet retenu par le dessus, et l'unité de fixation (6) comprend un arbre (13) qui s'étend sous l'unité de préhension pour l'attacher au support.
  4. Pince selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans laquelle les premiers bras incurvés (17) et les seconds bras incurvés (18) se croisent en formant un angle de 90 degrés, de telle manière que les directions de flexion sont perpendiculaires l'une par rapport à l'autre.
  5. Pince selon la revendication 1 dans laquelle l'élément de réglage (26) est un élément en forme de T ayant une tige qui s'étend vers le haut de l'unité de fixation (6) et une partie horizontale positionnée à côté du côté inférieur de l'unité de préhension (5) et s'étendant des deux côtés dans une direction de la largeur de l'unité de préhension.
  6. Pince selon la revendication 5 dans laquelle la partie horizontale de l'élément de réglage en forme de T (26) est logée à l'intérieur d'une partie cadre sous l'unité de préhension (5) de manière à empêcher que l'unité de préhension ne se détache de l'unité de fixation (6) même si les premiers bras incurvés (17) ou les seconds bras incurvés (18) sont endommagés.
  7. Pince selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans laquelle il existe une paire de premiers bras (17) et deux paires de seconds bras (18), les paires de seconds bras sont espacées l'une par rapport à l'autre et chaque paire de seconds bras est adjacente à une extrémité d'un premier bras correspondant et y est raccordée, et l'unité de préhension est raccordée à l'unité de fixation via les premiers bras et les paires de seconds bras.
  8. Pince selon la revendication 7 dans laquelle il existe une paire de premiers bras incurvés flexibles (17) et deux paires de seconds bras incurvés flexibles (18), les premiers bras incurvés s'étendent de manière opposée le long d'une première direction et les seconds bras incurvés de chaque paire de ceux-ci s'étendent de manière opposée le long d'une seconde direction.
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